BBR Port Walk

[Alex Bridgeman]

BBR's annual port walk is scheduled for Thursday 28th November. I managed to get a ticket for it this year! Is anyone else on TPF planning to attend?

[djewesbury]

Is this an invite-only do?

[JWEW]

I'll be going.

It's ticket only, available from http://www.bbr.com/products-20091-the-p ... g-28-11-13

Looks like it's sold out already though.

[djewesbury]

Sold out, yes. Spoke to them just now. On the reserve list!

[PhilW]

I will be there again this year.

[RAYC]

I will hopefully be there - potentially with a couple of work friends as well.

[djewesbury]

Joy. A couple of cancellations mean that I am now attending this.

[djewesbury]

Does anyone want to eat afterwards? Who is going? Should we book anywhere (nearer the time perhaps)?

[DRT]

I naturally assumed that we would be having an offline at The Bunghole afterwards.

[djewesbury]

I naturally assumed that we would be having an offline at The Bunghole afterwards.

Then I will call them on Monday. Perfect!

[Alex Bridgeman]

What will be the theme? Should we invite an industry guest who we suspect might be in the country?

[DRT]

What will be the theme? Should we invite an industry guest who we suspect might be in the country?

Yes and yes.

[jdaw1]

I naturally assumed that we would be having an offline at The Bunghole afterwards.

It will have been too long since the previous one quite the correct assumption.

[DRT]

Excellent.

We have a quorum, a venue and a theme...

What will be the theme

So, silver foil or disused wine bottles at the ready chaps: "What?" is our theme.

[jdaw1]

"What?" is our theme.

No. Just ‟What”, without the punctuation. So it can be a question or an exclamation.

[djewesbury]

If we leave BBR at 8.30, shall we allow 15 mins for the Piccadilly Line and 10 for walking and round it up to 9pm? Will TBH still be delighted to see us at this time? Should we think of somewhere nearer to Piccadilly?

Can anyone get us into their club..?

What..?

[DRT]

There are special tube trains with orange lights on the front that can get from St James's to High Holborn in 15 minutes.

Phone TBH and ask what "too late" means to them in the context of half a dozen blokes spending £40 each.

[djewesbury]

There are special tube trains with orange lights on the front that can get from St James's to High Holborn in 15 minutes.

Phone TBH and ask what "too late" means to them in the context of half a dozen blokes spending £40 each.

And one Northern Irish lady... Yes OK will do. Monday.

[Alex Bridgeman]

IIRC the kitchen closes at 9:45. We may find we get more flexibility if we agree to pre-order so the kitchen has our food out and prepared and just has to cook when we arrive.

[DRT]

What will be the theme? Should we invite an industry guest who we suspect might be in the country?

Have you issued the invite?

[jdaw1]

if we agree to pre-order

Caesar, large, with extra-high-fat sauce, both with and without the faint hyphen. Please.

[djewesbury]

if we agree to pre-order

Caesar, large, with extra-high-fat sauce, both with and without the faint hyphen. Please.

Is this a reference to the industry guest? Are we to identify him from this description?

[DRT]

Caesar

Is this a reference to the industry guest? Are we to identify him from this description?

I can't think of anyone who fits that description.

[Alex Bridgeman]

What will be the theme? Should we invite an industry guest who we suspect might be in the country?

Have you issued the invite?

No I haven't. I will do so on Monday.

[Christopher]

I have a spare ticket if anyone wants one, cost is face value believe £70, if do not here anything will let BBR have it back for the queue.

[Christopher]

GONE!

[jdaw1]

I have a spare ticket if anyone wants one, cost is face value believe £70, if do not here anything will let BBR have it back for the queue.

I think Tom needs one.

[djewesbury]

I have a spare ticket if anyone wants one, cost is face value believe £70, if do not here anything will let BBR have it back for the queue.

I think Tom needs one.

All done.

[RAYC]

The pre-Christmas rush has conspired to prevent my (and my guests') attendance, and i think WS1 is therefore also pulling out from tomorrow.

Accordingly I have up to 4 tickets available for last-minute takers (first come first serve, send email rather than pm!) - they will go back as returns to BBR tomorrow morning....

[jdaw1]

Do email Christopher.

[PhilW]

The pre-Christmas rush has conspired to prevent my (and my guests') attendance, and i think WS1 is therefore also pulling out from tomorrow.

Accordingly I have up to 4 tickets available for last-minute takers (first come first serve, send email rather than pm!) - they will go back as returns to BBR tomorrow morning....

That is a shame. Do come along to TBH and join us for some post-BBR port if you get the chance for a shorter break later on; I guess we'll be there from around 9pm.

[Deleted_User_1]

Am I too late to snaffle one of those tickets?

[RAYC]

Am I too late to snaffle one of those tickets?

Not at all - will let BBR know. There may now be a chink of light for me (though my guests are still out).

[Deleted_User_1]

Am I too late to snaffle one of those tickets?

Not at all - will let BBR know. There may now be a chink of light for me (though my guests are still out).

Fantastic...what time is everyone meeting up?

[PhilW]

Fantastic...what time is everyone meeting up?

I'll be seeing folks at BBR rather than meeting before, not sure about others. BBR starts at 6:30pm, and several of us going on to TBH for food and more port afterwards.

[Deleted_User_1]

Fantastic...what time is everyone meeting up?

I'll be seeing folks at BBR rather than meeting before, not sure about others. BBR starts at 6:30pm, and several of us going on to TBH for food and more port afterwards.

Thanks Phil...I have shown my interest to join you all at TBH...just waiting on confirmation.

[jdaw1]

I have shown my interest to join you all at TBH...just waiting on confirmation.

You are being added to the placemats which is as near a ‟confirmation” as you are going to get.

[Alex Bridgeman]

I have shown my interest to join you all at TBH...just waiting on confirmation.

You are being added to the placemats which is as near a ‟confirmation” as you are going to get.

But confirmation is not necessarily from us...